TAFA5, QLLK5208, TAFA-5, UNQ5208, family with sequence similarity 19 (chemokine (C-C motif)-like), member A5, family with sequence similarity 19 member A5, C-C motif chemokine like, TAFA chemokine like family member 5, FAM19A5
Chemokine-like protein TAFA-5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAFA5gene.[5][6]
This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to CCL3, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the brain, and are postulated to function as brain-specific chemokines or neurokines, that act as regulators of immune and nervous cells.[6]
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